Our client is a leading Australian owned company. They have a work environment which is unique in culture and offers huge project variety.

Due to continued expansion they are looking to employ a Senior Ecologist (with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience) to manage major ecological impact assessments.

You will join a team of approx 10 ecologists and be motivated by a hands on fieldwork role and joining a specialist environmental company which has the highest ethics and integrity levels.

Our client has an outstanding reputation in the environmental industry and as a result secure the largest and more complex EA projects in the Hunter region.

This role will see the incumbent being involved in the following areas; leading ecological field surveys, vegetation mapping, client liaison and leading and managing ecology and impact assessment projects.

Some of the key sectors our client works in are as follows;

Mining industry impact assessments and monitoring 

Residential and industrial development impact assessments 

Strategic/regional planning 

Targeted ecology research/surveys for state and local government

Investigations for Land and Environment Court cases

Experience in the following areas although not essential will be highly regarded:

The presenting of expert evidence/court work experience

Experience in conservation projects

Experience in regional surveys and assessment

Solid experience in conducting flora and/or fauna surveys

Preparation of ecology management plans 

Reporting and review for preparation of recovery plans 

Assessments under the EPA Act, EPBC Act and other relevant legislation 

Liaison with state and commonwealth agencies

Our client has a work environment that is rare and an extremely low staff turnover. They operate a professional environment which produces work of the highest quality and have a reputation for producing work at the highest level.

They have a bonus system in place and pay higher than market rate salaries in order to secure people of the highest calibre.

To apply for this opportunity send your CV  in confidence by hitting the apply now button below or call Kay Farnell on 02 9966 0969 to discuss further.

Kay Farnell is the only recruiter in Australia with 10+ year’s exp of recruiting solely in the Australian environmental sector.

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